Josh Payne (darts player)
| Josh Payne | |||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||
| Full name | Josh Payne | ||||||||
| Nickname | The Maximum | ||||||||
| Born |
10 December 1993 England | ||||||||
| Home town |
Gravesend England | ||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||
| Walk-on music | Here Comes the Hotstepper by Ini Kamoze | ||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||
| BDO | 2012–2013 | ||||||||
| PDC | 2013– | ||||||||
| Current world ranking | 53 | ||||||||
| BDO majors - best performances | |||||||||
| World Masters | Last 48: 2012 | ||||||||
| PDC premier events - best performances | |||||||||
| World Matchplay | Last 32: 2016 | ||||||||
| UK Open | Last 32: 2015 | ||||||||
| Players Ch'ship Finals | Last 16: 2016 | ||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||
Players Championships
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Josh Payne (born 10 December 1993) is an English darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events.
Career
Payne won his first title in 2013 at a PDC Challenge Tour event by beating Rowby-John Rodriguez 4–3 in the final.[1] He also qualified for the Gibraltar Darts Trophy and beat Wayne Jones 6–2, before losing 6–1 to Dave Chisnall in the second round despite averaging 100.50.[2]
In 2014, Payne reached the final of the first two Youth Tour events, losing to Nick Kenny and Lewis Venes respectively.[3] He qualified for the UK Open for the first time and lost 5–4 to Andy Boulton in the second round.[4] At the fifth Players Championship of the year Payne recorded wins over three-time world champion John Part and 2012 UK Open winner Robert Thornton to reach the last 16 of a PDC event for the first time, where he was whitewashed 6–0 by Mervyn King.[5] He also won through to the last 16 of the World Youth Championship and lost 6–4 to Jack Twedwell.[6] In September, Payne came from 3–0 down in the final of a Youth Tour event to beat Jake Jones 4–3 and he lost by a reverse of this scoreline in the final of the 16th event to Dean Reynolds.[7][8] He finished second on the Youth Tour Order of Merit to earn a two-year PDC tour card which commenced in 2015.[9]
At the 2015 UK Open, Payne defeated Lionel Sams 5–3, Dave Prins 5–4 and Andy Jenkins 9–6 to play in the fourth round, where Mensur Suljović beat him 9–4.[10] Payne beat Wayne Jones, Stephen Bunting and Michael Smith at the Dutch Darts Masters to play in the quarter-finals of a PDC event for the first time, where he lost 6–4 to Justin Pipe.[11] Payne finished as the runner-up in two Development Tour in the second half of the year, as well as being a quarter-finalist in the World Youth Championship.[12]
Payne lost 9–5 to Ryan de Vreede in the third round of the 2016 UK Open.[13] He took the third Development Tour event by defeating Rowby-John Rodriguez in the final.[14] In May, Payne beat Gerwyn Price, Ronny Huybrechts, Wes Newton, Mensur Suljović and Steve Brown to play in the final of the sixth Players Championship. He then claimed the title with a 6–5 victory over James Wade, sealing it with a 116 finish with Wade waiting on 40.[15] This win saw him qualify for the World Matchplay. On his debut in the event Payne was defeated 10–7 by Robert Thornton.[16] Payne received an invitation to play in the World Series of Darts Finals and was ousted 6–3 by Daryl Gurney in the opening round.[17]
References
- ↑ "2013 PDC Challenge Tour England Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ↑ "2013 PDC Gibraltar Darts Trophy Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ↑ "Youth Tour Wins For Kenny And Venes". PDC. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ↑ "Coral UK Open - Friday Afternoon". PDC. 12 July 2014.
- ↑ "Dolan Wins Second Title Of The Year". PDC. 12 July 2014.
- ↑ "2014 PDC Under 21 World Championship Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ↑ "Youth Wins For Payne & Van Den Bergh". PDC. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "PDC Unicorn Youth Tour Latest". PDC. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "Brown & Reynolds Earn Youth Wins". PDC. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "Coral UK Open Fourth Round". PDC. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ "Four-Some Van Gerwen's Dutch Glory!". PDC. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ↑ "Josh Payne 2015". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 29 November 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ↑ "2016 Coral UK Open Day One". PDC. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ↑ "2016 PDC Development Tour England Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ↑ "Josh Payne wins Players Championship Six in Barnsley". Sky Sports. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ "BetVictor World Matchplay Day One". PDC. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ↑ "2016 World Series Of Darts Finals Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
External links
- Player profile on Josh Payne from Dartsdatabase